by Charles Worthington

I first met Brad Walsh this past Spring, when he came to town with his boyfriend, Christian Siriano. I liked the guy right off the bat. He didnt have an attitude and didn't act out like some people who date someone famous. I was already somewhat familiar with Brad as a photographer, but did not know that he did music. He told me he had done a few remixes ,one of which was a remix of Britney Spears "Womanizer" (with 2.5 million downloads!) . When I found out he was doing a full length, I asked him for a copy and he sent me one. All I can say, is I was impressed.

As a self taught musician and producer, Walsh has put together a great album for heading out on the town. Perez Hilton says: “One of our favorite new artists is the incredibly talented Brad Walsh, whose music has the pulsing vitality that Madonna's early work possessed [and] we are proud to say that we were one of the first to feature his music.” DJ trio and style icons The Misshapes recommended Brad’s song “Do It in the Street” as one of their favorite songs in OK! magazine, and Seattle’s The Stranger reviewed it as “fantastically dirty.” Brad also composes and produces the runway music for each of Christian Siriano’s fashion shows at New York fashion week, from Project Runway’s “Control Me” to this year’s collaborations with Stellastarr. Click "read more" to check out the interview I did with Brad.

Your first full length, Human Nature, was just released. How long did it take you to put this together?
The recording and prep only took about five months, which is super fast since I did everything myself, beginning to end. But the writing and demos started I think almost up to three years ago. But I quit my day job editing books in April 2009 and was able to really devote all my time to myself, so it finally came together.

What else do you do besides, music?
I am a photographer, really just a hobby. But I've been asked for my photo work to be published in some really amazing places, and I had a really great gallery show last year. I'm kind of surprised people are so into my photography, since I was never trained in any way. I'm just an amateur with some amazing subjects.

If you can, give me a track by track listing of what inspired each track, musically, and subjectwise.
A few of the new songs are about my relationship with my boyfriend, some are about the craziness that surrounds him and his fame, the events we go to and the things we do, the fakeness that surrounds so many of the people I have to be in contact with. He and my close friends and family are the only real things left in my life, so a lot of the album is about relationships, human interaction, lack of it, etc. I'm never sure about motives. That's why it's called "Human Nature," because I myself am not even too clear anymore what is on purpose and what is instinct.

You have a few guests on your album. Tell me about them and how you ended up working with them.
CariDee English is a model, I think she's the only Top Model winner whose Covergirl and Elite contracts were renewed. She's really a great, soulful, almost hippie of a girl and a good friend. So when she heard some of my demos and asked if we could collaborate on something musical, I knew she'd be good. And now apparently she's doing a music project with Better Than Ezra, so I think music is going to become a big part of who she is. Jordan Kern from Hot One did a guitar solo on the song "Cramp My Freedom" and I was thrilled with what he gave to it. Some of my artist friends make vocal guest appearances - Anna Rexia (NYC persona atist), Alicia Solombrino (frontwoman for Kansas City's The Beautiful Bodies), and Brit Alan MX - and I somehow managed to wrangle two of my favorite musicians to appear on my album as well: Amanda Tannen from Stellastarr, and Emm Gryner. Emm's been nominated for multiple Juno Awards and I've listened to her and Stellastarr at many vulnerable and poignant moments in my life, so to work with them now is really a dream come true.

Do you plan on touring?
I don't plan on it, but I don't plan on anything really. If something comes up and I like the sound of it, I'll do it. I know that sounds like the laziest sentiment ever, but it's worked out for me thus far! I'm actually terrified of performing.

What programs did you use for composition, and recording? Which one(s) did you find worked best with the way you write music?
I literally use the oldest, stupidest, most embarrassing amateur programs that exist, with some jacked-up plugins that make it a bit more current. I'm basically a step away from a walkman and a roll of duct tape. I'm telling you, I'm incredibly amateur. I don't know how I get away with being a musician.

If you could play any party, what party?
Madonna's 90th birthday.

If you could get any guest on a track, who would it be?
Kat DeLuna or Tori Amos.